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An ALARMING Discovery
By: Dawn Thompson For the past couple of years, I have been involved with different community groups dedicated to emergency preparedness. Although they each have a different role, all of the...
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Carrot and Parsnip Soup
By: Amy Dienta Here’s a delicious, healthy recipe for Carrot and Parsnip Soup. Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 2.5 cups chopped yellow onion 3 cups coarsely chopped parsnip 3 cups water 2.5 cups...
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HOME ALONE
By: Dawn Thompson I’ll never forget the first time I left my little one, “Home Alone.” She was 10 years old! My brother and his wife lived on the first floor, we lived on the second floor and my...
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Healthy Eating Tips
“Diet” isn’t a word you typically want to associate with a child; however, its true meaning is “way of life” and that is what the Children’s Center for Youth Wellness teaches youth and families....
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Smarty Pants!
By: Dawn Thompson When Dylan was 18 months old, we were horrified to learn that he needed to have an MRI of his brain. He was just a little kid, why did we have to think about such things? We didn’t...
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The Dog Days of Summer
By: Dawn Thompson We got Ozzy from an animal shelter when he was just one year old. Although he enjoyed spending time with us, he really liked “hiding” out in his den. After training him and taking...
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And That’s The TOOTH
By: Kristen Eriksen I have worked quite a bit with children, and have found that there is a lot that you can predict about the first and next steps in their development. Since my kids are twins, there...
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A Fish Out of Water…Can Help Carry Groceries!
By: Dawn Thompson It’s hard to believe that just 3 months ago, Dylan was unable to sit up by himself, let alone swim in the deep end. Sure, he is 11-and-a-half, and there was not ONE good reason his...
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Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Vaccinations for children are a critical part of their healthy development. However, many questions have arisen surrounding these shots over the last few years. Parents wonder when, and sometimes if,...
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Sometimes Laughter is the Best Medicine
By: Dawn Thompson Recently we had to tell our “6th grader” that he was going to be a 5th grader again. We didn’t have the heart to tell him when we found out in June because he was working so hard and...
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George the Everlasting Caterpillar
By: Dawn Thompson I have always been a “puppy person” Even when my pooches got big and old like little bears, I still called them my pup! When I was younger, my parents had cats and various stray...
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Pediatric Concussions: Understanding Concussions and Their Effects
According to the Centers For Disease Control an estimated 1.7 million people in the United States sustain a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) each year. About 75 percent of TBIs that occur annually are...
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Seeking an Answer
By: Sue Anganes To say that the past few months of summer have been fun, relaxing, and rejuvenating would be a lie. None of the activities that I had blogged about back in May were checked off of my...
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Banana Chocolate Bread
By: Amy Dienta Happy Friday! Here’s a favorite recipe for you to enjoy this weekend. Banana Chocolate Bread Ingredients 4 – 5 0verly ripe bananas (they should be black) 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup water 1...
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Cootie Bugs and Dinosaurs
By: Dawn Thompson The other day while we were in the Neurofibromatosis clinic, we learned about a new kind of dinosaur. I don’t really remember the name of the dinosaur but I do recall the nurse...
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Autism in Kids
According to the National Institutes of Health, three to six children out of every 1,000 will have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and males are four times more likely to be affected than females....
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Sometimes ”Just Enough” Might Not Be Enough
By: Dawn Thompson The other day my 11-and-a-half-year-old was upset because he only had 47 stamps and he needed 50 to attend a school Halloween Dance on Friday. The stamp program is part of an...
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Juvenile Diabetes
Abdollah Sadeghi-Nejad, MD, Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children, answers some common questions about juvenile diabetes. Q: What is Juvenile...
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Fun, Family-Friendly Fall Activities
By: Rebecca Stephenson, Guest Contributor Coming up with activities for the whole family can be difficult when cold weather sets in. Thankfully, the Merrimack Valley has a ton of exciting fall events...
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The Value of Finding Time
By: Dawn Thompson I always knew that time was precious, but never quite realized how valuable it really was. Now, I’m not just talking about time in general. I realize my time is valuable in terms of...
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